goading
goh ding
- n a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- v give heart or courage to
- v urge with or as if with a goad
- v stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- v goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
- Grundy couldn't hide his contempt, goading the band to increasingly expletive-strewn responses.
- Sectarian violence has become a fact of life on many campuses, with Shi'ite political parties and religious groups goading students to attack Sunni teachers.
- But goading America into messing with him has so far proved to be a formula for success for Chavez, 51, who is widely expected to win re-election in December.